Which to use
“muralla” and “murallas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,379
- “muralla” frequency rank
- #14,184
- “murallas” frequency rank
- 24563
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | muralla | murallas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pared alta y de gran grosor que rodea una fortaleza o una ciudad, para su protección. | Forma del plural de muralla. |
Where the eye mixes muralla and murallas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses muralla with murallas
A purely visual mix-up. muralla ([muˈɾaʝa]) and murallas ([muˈɾaʝas]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “muralla” sits inside “murallas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24563, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
muralla is recorded at frequency rank #10,379, classified as anoun, pronounced [muˈɾaʝa]. murallas is at rank #14,184, tagged as anoun, pronounced [muˈɾaʝas].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 24563, this pair ranks #240,563 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of muralla vs murallas
Shared letters: almru. Private to "muralla": -. Private to "murallas": s.
"muralla" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "murallas" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "muralla" and "murallas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "muralla" or "murallas" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "muralla" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "murallas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #240,563 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "muralla" and "murallas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mallas vs murallas". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #240,563 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.